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It's sundown here, the official start to Yom Kippur -- the Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur is a day of reconciliation, when Jews strive to make amends with people and to draw closer to God through prayer and fasting. The ten days leadi...

A man walks along an empty street in Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Sept. 26. Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, is the holiest of Jewish holidays, when observant Jews atone for the sins of the past year.

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Yom Kippur began at sundown last night. It is the holiest Jewish holiday. A time to fast, pray and repent.
Yom Kippur means "Day of Atonement" and refers to the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer and repentance. Part of the...